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Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Criminal Justice System's Response to Sexual Offences — Seeks Status Reports on Implementation of Legal Provisions. The Court directed Union of India and all States/UTs to file status reports on compliance with provisions of Cr.P.C., IPC, and Evidence Act relating to rape and sexual offences.

18 Dec 2019

The Supreme Court of India, taking suo motu cognizance under SMW (Crl.) No. 04 of 2019, assessed the criminal justice system's response to sexual offe...

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Supreme Court Restores Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Witnesses and Procedural Lapses. High Court's Remand Order Set Aside as Trial Court's Acquittal Was Well-Reasoned Based on Contradictions and Non-Examination of Material Witnesses Under Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Explosive Substances Act, 1908.

17 Dec 2019

The case pertains to the murder of Parayil Sasi, an RSS activist, allegedly by 14 accused persons who were CPM workers, due to political animosity. Th...

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Supreme Court Allows State's Appeal Against Quashing of Charge Sheet in Disproportionate Assets Case. Re-employment of Retired Police Officer as Joint Director Valid Under Article 162 of Constitution.

6 Dec 2019

The Supreme Court dealt with appeals against the High Court's order quashing a charge sheet in a disproportionate assets case under the Prevention of ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Police Officer for Dereliction of Duty in Dinakaran Arson Case. Failure to Prevent Attack and Apprehend Criminals Under Sections 217 and 221 IPC.

26 Nov 2019

The case arises from the tragic Dinakaran newspaper arson incident on May 9, 2007, where a mob attacked the office, resulting in the death of three em...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petitions in Rafale Procurement Case, Corrects Factual Error in Judgment. The Court held that the review petitions did not disclose any error apparent on the face of the record and that the scope of judicial review under Article 32 in procurement matters is limited to examining the decision-making process, pricing, and offsets.

14 Nov 2019

The Supreme Court of India delivered a judgment on a review petition and miscellaneous applications arising from its earlier judgment dated 14.12.2018...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in TADA Case Due to Non-Compliance of Section 20A(1) — Prior Approval of DSP Mandatory. The Court held that recording of information under TADA without prior approval of the District Superintendent of Police vitiates the entire proceedings, and the defect is not curable.

16 Oct 2019

The appeal arose from an order of the Designated TADA Court dismissing the appellants' application for discharge on the ground of non-compliance with ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Land Dispute Case — Holds Magistrate Can Order Further Investigation Post-Cognizance Under Section 173(8) CrPC. The Court clarified that the power to order further investigation is not extinguished by filing of charge-sheet or taking of cognizance, and can be exercised before commencement of trial.

16 Oct 2019

The case arises from an FIR lodged on 22.12.2009 by Nitinbhai Mangubhai Patel, Power-of-Attorney holder of Ramanbhai Bhagubhai Patel and Shankarbhai B...

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Supreme Court Stays Gauhati High Court's Direction to Prosecute Motor Vehicle Offences Only Under MV Act — Issue of Prosecution Under IPC Left Open. The Court Held That the MV Act Is Primarily a Beneficial Legislation for Compensation and Chapter XIII Deals with Regulatory Offences, Not Barring IPC Prosecution.

4 Oct 2019

The case arose from a judgment of the Gauhati High Court, Agartala bench, dated 22.12.2008, which held that road traffic offences should be prosecuted...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Prosecution for Illegal Sand Mining Under IPC and Mines Act. Police Investigation Not Barred by Section 22 of MMDR Act as Theft Under IPC is a Distinct Offence.

4 Oct 2019

The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Kanwar Pal Singh, a director of M/s Kanwar Enterprises Pvt. Ltd., challenging his prosecution for illegal san...

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Supreme Court Reviews Its Own Guidelines on Arrest and Anticipatory Bail Under SC/ST Act. Directions Requiring Preliminary Enquiry and Approval for Arrest Quashed as Legislative Overreach, but Anticipatory Bail Direction Upheld.

1 Oct 2019

The Union of India filed a review petition against the Supreme Court's judgment dated 20.3.2018 in Criminal Appeal No.416 of 2018, which had issued gu...

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